The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ihlESu.
The Houston county Jail is now entirely
unoccupied.
Capt Triplett, of the brownsville Times,
who was ill., is much better.
The Dalton Compress Company is prepar-
ing to put i'll n new press, of greater capac-
ity than the old one.
Judge Darl johnson Of Abbeville,
visited Americas the other day for the first
time in forty-four years.
Seaborn Jackson the old man who was
struck by train near Gordon, died from
his injuries Wednesday night.
new Masonic order is being organized
at Dalton which will be known as the
e.'Royal Society of Good Fellows
I. j. Cater, of Perry, has this week gath
cred about ninety bushels of sweet potatoes
from about three-fifths of an acre
A Toulouse goose belonging to Mrs. J.
H. Hodges, OF Perry has been laying regu
larly every alternate day since about Oct.
~.
Syrup making is going on vigorously all
over Terrell county. The MeSsrs Com
mander have made about 500 gallons from a
three-acre patch.
The Griffin SIN in its eagerness to secure
some trade for Griffin, suggests to the mer-
chants to consider the question of hiring
cars and running free excursion trains TO
Griffin one day in each week.
Rev. J. w. Burke, of Macon, has re-
ceived letter from his son, Rev w. B.
Burke, stating that he arrived safely at
Shanghai, China, on Oct 3 From there
the young missionary starts Immediately for
Soochow, where the conference is III session.
Cuthberts cotton factory is to he sold
This course, the stock holders at their late
meeting decided to pursue on account OF
some dissatisfaction which existed among
themselves. The property after proper adj
vertisement, will be sold about Jan, l, 1888.
At Dawson Saturday afternoon some one
stole Perry Stephens harness from off his
horse The horse was hitched at one of the
public hitching places of the town, and it
certainly was bold person TO commit such
theft in the day time while SO many people
were in town.
Col Arthur McCauley, who lives about
two and half miles north of Perry. has in
his possession a book History of the New
Testament" by Jeremy Taylor-published
2lS years ago, in 1874. He also has two
almanacs printed in l16S and ITS. These
books were purchased by Col. McCauley's
father, at sale OF old books in Charleston,
S. c., several years before the late war.
Lem Hooten, who was severely knitted at
Concord by Alexander Madden on Tuesday
night, was much better Wednesday, and
splendid chance of recovery. Mr.. Mad
den was in Griffin Wednesday, and stated
10 friends that at the proper time he would
give himself up. He did not know the ex-
tent of the wounds he had inflicted, and
was only keeping out of the way until he
could find out such particulars.
At Lawrenceville Thaddeus Lane COM
mitted suicide Wednesday morning in the
woods, near the poor house. He was an in.
q
months. He cut his throat from ear to ear
with razor. His mind was impaired TO
some extent, and the cause of the suicide is
attributed to this, though few expected
such consequences. The Coroner held an
inquest and the verdict of the jury was in
accordance with the above facts.
AT Atlanta Wednesday Yellowstone Kit,
the patent medicine man, gave an open air
exhibition at the base ball park for the
benefit of the Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation OF Fulton county. He drew crowds,
and would no doubt have cleared 81 600 for
the veterans but for a disturbance which
occurred in the afternoon, breaking up the
show. He did, however, realize the hand
some sum of $3.50, which he has paid to Or
binary W. l. Calhoun for the association
Thurs day the committee of the association
held meeting, at which resolution of
thanks to Kit was passed for his valuable
contribution TO the fund of the association
At Backshear, Saturday night, William
klnsey, living about two miles from town.
being under the influence of liquor. went
about cursing and acting shamefullv upon
the streets. Town Marshal II. j. Bryant.
i'll attempting his arrest was cut at about a
dozen times, one slash cutting his coat
sleeve pretty badly but not INJECTING any
flesh wound He succeeded in arrestine him
and carried him TO Jail and locked him up
where he stayed until Sunday night. Ten
dollars was given to the Marshal and he re-
leased him upon his own recognizance until
Monday morning. His honor r. &. Rig
gins, upon the prisoners plea of guilty fined
him 81 and costs.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Gainesville Cotton Factory, Wednesday.
Col Gambler rendered his resignation as
President, and Capt John A. Smith was
elected to fill the Office. Col. Gambler has
devoted most of his time during the past
summer, entirely without remuneration
experimenting the erection of the building
purchasing the engine and managing the
affairs of the enterprise generally--all of
which he has accomplished to the entire
satisfaction of the Board of Directors and
The stockholders. The management greatly
desired to secure the further benefit of his
valuable services, but his official duties call
him TO Washington, rendering it impossible
FOR him to longer hold the position and do
justice to the enterprise
jackson Argus: st. T., who went to the
fair at Macon, had an experience worth
relating. OH his arrival in the Central
City, about the first discovery he made, was
that he had an appetite. After making his
way to hotel, he gave orders for a supper
The order and supper were sardines. lie
knew that sardines were a heightened dish
and he wanted to keep pace with the fash
ion. At night the young man had ro-
mantle dream, considering that he never
read marvellous jules Verne. In the dream
he saw himself 5000 leagues under the
sea-" with sardines as thick around him as
wiggletails iii stagnant well, and mag
ined that all the snakes and lizards and rev.
enue officers in Georgia had been converted
into sardi es, and were seeking his destruc-
ton, and to this day he never hears an
acorn fall, but what he turns to see if it is
not sardine falling out of his coat pocket.
The fourteenth session OF the North Geor-
gia Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church began Thursday in the
African Methodist Episcopal church at
Rome, Rt. Rev. A. w. Wayman, presiding
Bishop, in the chair. he spoke very ten
derby concerning Bishop j. A. Shorter, who
departed this lite during the interval Of the
last conference, and also expressed himself
pleased TO meet the brethren of the confer
ence. By motion Of Rev. w. J. Gaines, D.